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Google’s latest Nest Learning Thermostat is $60 off just in time for sweater weather
As the weather cools, it may be worth investing in a smart thermostat to help lower your energy bills. Right now, Google’s fourth-gen Nest Learning Thermostat is on sale in all three colors for $219.99 ($60 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and The Home Depot, matching its best price of the year and just $10 shy of its all-time low. Google Nest Learning Thermostat (fourth-gen) Where to Buy: $279.99 $219.99 at Amazon $279.99 $219.99 at Best Buy $279.99 $219.99 at The Home Depot Google’s...
Buy a wind-up radio – and don’t forget the chocolate: survival experts on how to prepare for an emergency
UK government guidance says we should be ready for the unexpected, but what’s actually helpful to have at home? We ask the specialists• The best power banks – testedHow prepared are you for an emergency? Do you have a few extra tins of beans in the cupboard, or a full-on preppers’ kit in the cellar?
Binance hackers stole $6.3 billion in record-breaking crypto heist
Binance says it will cover all loses resulting from the hack. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Turbosquid Binance has disclosed that $6.3 billion worth of crypto funds have been stolen from the platform, in what's believed to be the biggest cryptocurrency hack on record. In a series of updates posted to X, the crypto exchange said that user funds are safe, and that around $3 billion of the impacted assets have been frozen so far.
Breaking Down Amazon's Third-Quarter Earnings
Oct 29th, 2026 Breaking Down Amazon's Third-Quarter Earnings Amazon spent more than $77 billion on property and equipment in the third quarter, far more than analysts’ estimates, while pursuing its effort to build data centers and fulfill demand for AI services. Anurag Rana and Poonam Goyal break down the numbers on "Bloomberg The Close."
Meta will now alert parents if teens 'repeatedly' search for self-harm content on Facebook
Meta will now alert parents if teens 'repeatedly' search for self-harm content on Facebook The company will also notify parents about conversations with Meta AI. Meta is now expanding its parental notifications that appear when teens search for content related to suicide and self-harm. After adding the alerts to Instagram earlier this year, the company is now rolling out similar capabilities to parents who supervise teens with Facebook accounts, as well as chats with its AI assistant.
Breaking Down Alphabet's Disappointing Earnings Report
Alphabet quarterly sales and profit missed estimates, with investors focused on whether the company can protect its search business as AI changes how people find information. Scott Devitt, managing director and senior research analyst at Rosenblatt Securities, breaks down Alphabet's earnings report on "Bloomberg The Close."
Please state the nature of the medical emergency: Google is building a robot medic for NASA
Google is working with NASA to develop a robotic medical assistant that could help astronauts on future deep-space missions. Chocolate Factory's public sector VP Jim Kelly said in a Tuesday blog post that the company's latest moonshot could take its technology far beyond the lunar surface, with Google's public sector arm partnering with NASA's Human Research Program, Johnson Space Center's robotics team, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop a robot that could assist astronauts with...
Apple's Pro and Tell event: Live updates as we wait to see a MacBook Pro with a touch screen
Apple's Pro and Tell event: Live updates as we wait to see a MacBook Pro with a touch screen Reports indicate that a "MacBook Ultra" with a touch-sensitive display is likely on the agenda today. It's finally time for Apple to get touchy with its MacBook screens. After years of anticipation, the company is expected to actually unveil a MacBook Pro with a touchscreen today.
AI Emergency Alerts Are Coming. Humans Might Not Be Ready
This story was produced by Grist and copublished with WIRED. It is part of Distorted, a Grist series exploring the spread of misinformation in the wake of extreme weather, and is published with support from the CO2 Foundation. Earlier this month, after Hurricane Isaias made landfall on the Gulf Coast as a Category 3 hurricane, the emergency management expert Laura Myers got a call from a meteorologist in Alabama.
Survival LLM: AI assistant and emergency library that runs on your own computer
An AI that still works when the internet doesn't. Survival LLM is a free AI assistant and emergency library that runs entirely on your own computer. Ask it how to keep food safe in a blackout, treat a burn, or purify water, and it answers from trusted sources and shows you exactly where each answer came from.
Police and fire services in UK issued urgent warning over 'significant' cyber attack threats
Police and fire services in UK issued urgent warning over 'significant' cyber attack threats Police and fire leaders say using outdated systems is their biggest risk factor in IT security, a new report has said - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Already a member? Log in Police and fire services are inadequately safeguarded against cyber attacks due to a reliance on legacy technology and insufficient safeguards against human error, a...
Microsoft releases emergency .NET security fixes for Google Brotli bug
To address a vulnerability in Google's Brotli compression technology that could allow attackers to corrupt process memory, Microsoft is urging .NET users to update "as soon as possible" after releasing an out-of-band (OOB) security update. It released new versions for .NET 8, 9, 10, and .NET 11 to patch against the Brotli bug, following similar updates from Node.js, Python, and other projects. Senior program manager Rahul Bhandari said in the October 25 release that the buffer overflow...
RAF Atlas aircraft suddenly declares mid-air emergency nearly 11,000ft over UK
RAF Atlas aircraft suddenly declares mid-air emergency nearly 11,000ft over UK The Airbus A400M Atlas took off from MOD Boscombe Down in Amesbury, Wiltshire, before sending out the emergency code in mid-air An RAF aircraft has declared an emergency on board during a flight from a military base. The Airbus A400M Atlas took off from MOD Boscombe Down in Amesbury, Wiltshire, just before 2pm today, before sending out the 7700 squawk code - the universal code for a general emergency - at just...
Some iPhone Duo Models Are Breaking. iFixit’s Teardown Might Explain Why
The first batch of Apple’s first folding phone may already have some screen issues. The iPhone Duo is a strong first foldable from the company, but multiple Reddit reports say the phone's inner screen cracks when customers open the device. Some apparently happen very soon, like during device setup.
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Crypto platform on alert lists opens Hong Kong office, prompting calls for scrutiny
A cryptocurrency trading platform on Hong Kong and Canadian regulators’ alert lists has opened an office in the city, prompting experts to urge closer scrutiny of how such firms promote themselves without undermining an open business environment. Experts told the South China Morning Post that inclusion on a regulator’s alert list did not necessarily mean a company had broken the law. But they urged authorities to step up oversight of how such firms marketed regulated financial products.
Two critical PHP flaws trigger global alert; millions of services face cyber risk
Two critical PHP vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to remotely execute code on servers without authentication have triggered a cybersecurity alert, potentially exposing millions of internet-facing services. In a separate advisory, PHP also urged users to temporarily disable a file-upload tracking feature to mitigate another remote code execution risk, adding to concerns over the widely used programming language. PHP advised users on Oct 23 to temporarily disable its session upload...
The Urgent Need for Whistleblowers
The Urgent Need for Whistleblowers “You Can See Everything” is the latest reminder of how whistleblowers are more important than ever. But at the same time the role is becoming more complicated — and opaque, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Beth Kowitt says.
AI Spending: Boom or Breaking Point?
Oct 22nd, 2026 AI Spending: Boom or Breaking Point? AI demand is surging, but will massive spending pay off? JPMorgan Asset Management's Gabriela Santos discusses free cash flow, quality, and the shift from building AI infrastructure to adopting it—and what that could mean for market winners, earnings and bonds.
Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jet declares mid-air emergency over UK
Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jet declares mid-air emergency over UK A Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jet declared an emergency on Thursday morning after a reported bird strike An RAF Typhoon fighter jet has declared an emergency while flying over the North Sea after a reported bird strike. The pilot transmitted squawk code 7700 - the international code for a general emergency - before returning to RAF Coningsby. The nature of the incident has not been confirmed.
Southeast Asia is hungry for AI — and the money isn't just in subscriptions
Southeast Asia is embracing artificial intelligence at a rapid pace. But the business of making money from AI is about more than getting consumers to pay for it. Generative AI adoption in the region has reached around 243 million people in less than three years, according to the annual e-Conomy SEA report released Wednesday by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company.
Oracle Security Alert Advisory – CVE-2026-91403
Security vulnerabilities addressed by this Security Alert affect the products listed below. Please click on the links in the Patch Availability Document column below to access the documentation for patch availability information and installation instructions. | Affected Products and Versions | Patch Availability Document | |---|---| | Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition, version 21.3.20 | Java SE | | Oracle GraalVM for JDK, versions 17.0.21, 21.0.13 | Java SE | | Oracle Java SE, versions...
Your phone can alert you when prices drop. Here's how
Have you ever found something you wanted to buy, only to wonder whether the price might drop next week? Maybe it's a new pair of headphones, a kitchen appliance or a gift you've had your eye on. You could keep checking the website every day, but who has time for that?Here's something you may not realize.
BT outage live updates as UK customers face broadband issues overnight
BT outage live updates as UK customers face broadband issues overnight BT customers are reporting issues with broadband and email services, according to monitors tracking reports of problems with online services BT broadband is reportedly down with hundreds of users reporting issues with their service, according to DownDetector. The website, which analyses how online services are functioning, says it has received 384 reports of problems with BT service in the last half hour. The first...
Bad apple effect: study shows how people are influenced by rule-breaking of others
Research shows how seeing bigger violations by others can lead people to increase their own rule-breakingFrom politicians taking bribes to bullying and harassment in City firms, leaders have been quick to label those who break the rules as the odd “bad apple”. But new research backs up the idiom that one bad apple can spoil the barrel. Researchers have found that when people go beyond the rule-breaking they see in others, general compliance can swiftly turn into widespread rule-breaking.
Breaking: Banks, websites offline as Google Cloud services fail across Europe
Banks, websites offline as Google Cloud services fail across Europe Google Cloud services have failed across Europe after an issue at a data centre based in London, according to the tech giant's website. The issue has reportedly affected banks and other websites across the continent. The Google Cloud website is not reporting serious issues in any other region.
Apple Already Developing Higher-End HomeView
Apple's new HomeView has been a long time coming - but now, Apple is already developing a higher-end version of the device with a robotic limb, which can automatically swivel the screen toward whoever is speaking. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman joins Ed Ludlow with the details from this week's Power On newsletter on "Bloomberg Tech."
Germany news: Emergency at Leipzig airport sparked by novice driver
Germany news: Emergency at Leipzig airport sparked by novice driver Published October 19, 2026last updated October 19, 2026What you need to know - Operations have returned to normal after a security incident at the Leipzig/Halle airport - Chancellor Friedrich Merz is to give the welcome speech at a conference aiming to boost investment in Germany - Carmaker Volkswagen is intending to freeze the salaries of many of its workers until 2030 - The Berlin Social Democrats and Greens are to decide...
Indonesia Ends Radioactive Emergency After US Shrimp Scare
Indonesia declared an end to a yearlong emergency over radioactive contamination near Jakarta that affected exports of shrimp, cloves and sneakers, prompting US food recalls and unprecedented import restrictions.
Costco shoppers spot new food court dessert with classic American twist just in time for fall
A new treat has landed at the Costco food court just in time for autumn: the Vanilla Apple Pie Sundae. Selling for $2.99, the sundae consists of creamy vanilla soft serve ice cream, apple pie filling and crispy pieces of cinnamon-sprinkled pie crust. The release of this fall menu item follows the seasonal Strawberry Shortcake Sundae, which landed in stores in June as a summer dessert.